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| Pak Anti-Terror Agency Warns Taliban May Attack Wagah Border On 14th August, Their Independence Day |
| 2016-08-15 |
| [INDIATIMES] Pakistain's top counter-terrorism agency has issued two alerts, warning about possible terror attacks by two Taliban jacket wallahs at the Wagah and Ganda Singh borders with India around the Independence Day. The National Counter-Terrorism Authority has asked the Punjab 1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard 2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers 3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots.... Director General of Pakistain Rangers, the home department and the Punjab (Pakistain) police chief to take high preventive measures to protect the public as well as security personnel. " Tehrik-e-Taliban 's Fazalullah group is planning to target parade at Wagah Border in Lahore and Ganda Singh Border in Kasur on August 13, 14 or 15," the security alert says. The alert also says two suicide bombers have been sent to hit these targets. "Extreme vigilance and heightened security measures are suggested to avoid any untoward incident," it says. The Punjab (Pakistain) home department has also issued a separate alert saying "at least 16 suicide kaboomers have entered the province" who are planning to target public gatherings in connection with the Independence Day. Following the alerts, the Punjab police (Pakistain's Punjab) launched a crackdown in the border areas and tossed in the calaboose Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! a number of suspects. "Police have taken more than 50 suspects into custody during a crackdown and security has been beefed up in the city as well as in the border areas," Lahore police front man Niyab Haider said. He said the suspects would be quizzed and kept into custody till verification process as a majority of them could not produce documents related to their identity. He said police personnel have also been deployed at the border areas on Pakistain's Independence Day (August 14). Rangers have also reportedly enhanced their patrolling in the border areas. |
| Posted by:Fred |